Monday Link Roundup: Oct. 23, 2023

Monday Link Roundup: Oct. 23, 2023

ICYMI — Composer Courtney Bryan has been awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Grant — WRTI has this report. We mourn the death of Jazz great Carla Bley.  Her varied and prolific output included the sprawling jazz opera “Escalator Over The...
Monday Link Round Up: July 13, 2020

Monday Link Round Up: July 13, 2020

News and music to start your week! We are saddened to hear about the passing of composer Marga Richter (1926-2020), pictured above.  Sezquenza21 has an obituary with links to other remembrances, her website, and samples of her work. George Lewis highlighted more Black...
Monday Link Round Up: June 8, 2020

Monday Link Round Up: June 8, 2020

News and music – and social justice – to start your week. We at Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter community in striving for justice.  Today we will focus on some of the conversations that musicians have...

Monday Link Round Up: August 22, 2016

News to start your week! The Fall 2016 edition of The Kapralova Society newsletter is now available to download!  Articles include a conversation with conductor Odaline de la Martinez and an analysis and comparison of the work of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn.  Get this...
American Composers Orchestra World Premiere

American Composers Orchestra World Premiere

The American Composers Orchestra, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, will feature the world premiere of Sanctum by Courtney Bryan on Thursday, April 9.  Bryan, who just completed her DMA in composition at Columbia, is an eclectic musician and composer, exploring...